hammered

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The Indian rupee shed over 6% against the dollar in 2026, hammered by high oil prices threatening to swell India’s import bill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The country's trade surplus has been hammered, narrowing to just $89 million in April, from $3.3 billion a month before, further reducing dollar supply in the Indonesian market, Josua said.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

He hammered Becerra for the support he has received from corporations including Meta, Airbnb, Uber and Chevron.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

She held her nerve to assist Corteen-Coleman with Bhatia's run out off her bowling, before holding on to the sharp chance to dismiss Rodrigues who hammered the ball back at her.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

It was a very beautiful thing, this Golden Ticket, having been made, so it seemed, from a sheet of pure gold hammered out almost to the thinness of paper.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl